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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-15
THEYAIR
The First Day Indicates q satisfactory
Meeting this Year.


To-day the fair opened for their
1857 season, and every indication
points to q successful meeting. As
stated in yesterdays JOURNAL the
horse department was never better
represented, and the races will he
interesting every day, as already
there are entries enough to insure
spirited contests each day. The as
ISOLATION has labOred under many
disadvantages this year, the drOuth
beinga great hindrance 20 3 success
ful meeting, and yet not Withstand
ing all the drawbacks, they have.
by great energy, succeeded far be-
yOnd their most sanguine expeeta-
tions. Agricultural hall Is we'll fill
ed with specimens Of wheats, oats,
rye, corn, aud all sorts Of grain, that
will compare favOrably with the
most prosperous years. The fruit
department Is well filed. and such
samples rs are displayed in this hall,
cannot be produced except in u fruit
country.
In floral hall, the fancy work de-
partment Is finely filled, and as re-
marked by one of the directors, il IL
the best display ever had. In this
hall A. q. Schiele has encased Ia a
frame 3 display Of his different styles
Of horse shoes, which at once stamps
the maker As an artist of the best
abilities.
Haas 4 TObey have an elegant dis
play Of fancy boots and shoes, and
Arthur Wight has suspended To the
wall specimens Of his ability ia fan
cy wood scroll work. They are rs
line a. We ever saw, aud attract uni
versal attention. +. I.ambOIte comes
next with u display Of pictures, max
ing n specially of Isis frame work.
Vernon 4 Bond occupy the southeast
corner Of the hall with their ceie-
brated Mason x Hamlin pianos and
organs, aud Il sewing department
under the supervisor of e.. NJ. East
man. Every body stops aud takes Il
good look ut these goods.
The center Of the room Is brilliant
~ filled witt the handiwOrk Of the
ladies, such a. handsome tides,
quilts, fine needle work of all kinds,
and the most attractive feature of
this department is the pencil work
of Miss Amelia A. Wysang, in imi-
tatiOn of steel plate work, aud the
erayOn picture Of the three little
daughters of X. X. Jeiiries-Kate,
Tillie and Marion.
Capt. Parker is on hand with q
fine collection of organs, among
which are the famous Chapel aud
Estey make. Mrs. j. X. Dolan has "a
good display Of fancy millinery, and
there is a nice mineral display. Also
in this hall A. q. Gates has a rich
display Of pen drawing and ;. Pear
son is spreading a tent in which Ia
show mis- variety Of buggies.
The candy man, the flying Dutch
man machine, cane man, hot peanut
rooster, and last but not least, the rag
baby man are all on the ground,
ready for business.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-15

Some of the weather seers are pre-
dieting an exceedingly cold winter.
They assume that one extreme fol
lows another, and as the summer
was intensely hot the winter must
follow suit and be intensely cold.
We wish the weather prophets
would agree. We chronicled a few
days ago the prediction of Prophet
lnman and some others that the win
ter would be mild. II might be VT II
to compromise the matter and be
pre- pared with the usual amount Of
coal. II the weather is mild, the
coal will keep-if il is under lock
aud key.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-15

John Maher, the young gentleman
picked up "Wednesday night by the
city marshal suffering with pueu-
monia, died last night at u o'clock.
Albert Ross, who was nursing him,
says he passed away with but very
little suffering, and was partially
nut Of his head a. ne neared his end
and called for some ofhis boy COM
rades and father at Joliet, Ills. His
age was about 20 or - years. All
that could be done was done for him
by the city authorities during his
illness.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-15

A large number of ladies and quite
a sprinkling of gentlemen assembled
last evening at the hOme-Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Wellington, South Eighth
street, TO enjoy the very agreeable
and entertaining musicale given by
the pupils of Prof. w. Fl. Packard
The programme WAS as follows:
Piano Duet-Mrs. Df. Brown and Miss p.
Bellevlle.
Recreation March Miss Veia Anderson.
Tripping through the Daisies
Miss Maud Prescott.
Swedish Wedding March,-Miss A. Anderson.
Gavoite Stephanie-Mr aud Mn. Packard
and Mr.. ]. ltEeu.
Second Nocturnal. Miss Grace Wellington.
Duet lvocall-''I would that my love-
Misses Eleanor Spivey and Edith Sampson.
Spanish Dance Miss Fannie Nildman.
Second Waltz de Concert
Miss Birdie Watson.
Vocal Solo-"At the Ferry
Miss Edith Sampson.
Hungarian Raphsoiy, No. p
Miss r. Belleyille
Vaise Hrilllante. .. Miss Grace Wellington.
Vocal solo-"Fiy forth, Gentle Dove
Miss Eleanor Spivey.
La Rose ..................Mrs Dr. Brown.
The proficiency Of the pupils at the
piano was very marked, and com
pliments Of II very fiattering eharae-
ter were poured upon both scholars
aud instructor. Prof. Packard takes
the highest rauk as q teacher Of
music. The pleasant musical feast
was brought to a close by ''volun-
taFy" from Messrs. Bond, Wildman,
Levitt and Observation-Disclosures
in the ''leafy cOverts" OF the porch.
Prof. o. e. Klinger, whose arrival
in our city we noticed several days
ago, will open his select school In the
MOser building on the 18th inst. He
found no difficulty whatever In get
ting the required number Of pupils
ten-and could easily have secured
three times IS many had he not de-
termined beforehand 10 limit the |
number. He believes In develop
ment not cram, and feels that with /
a small number Of boys he can fully |
carry out his ideas Of teaching. The
following gentleman are patrons Of
his school: Messrs. Crippen, Scott,
league, Faulkner, Seitz, Martin,
Addison, Wellslsger, Rash aud
Ober.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-15

Capt. +. b. Millett, wife and
daughter, aud Miss Burtner, left
on the Missouri Pacific last
evening for Ida Wild ranch.
They were delighted with Salina, as
this was the captains first visit here
since the Texas cattle days Of years
ago. While i'm the city they were
guests Of J. o. Wilson and G. B.
Kirkland. This famous ranch EN-
braces within its boundary lines S.
100 acres of a good land as lies in
Kansas.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-15

The ease brought against Ida
Relnold, "a Mr.. Ophie complaining
witnessl charging the woman with
hsving stolen 50 in cash from Mr..
N. b. Quincy, went against the pros
ecution. The action was based
mostly on superstition without any
real knowledge. {. B. Quincy APP
Peared for the state and J. H. Snead
for the delense.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-15

People are wild at Ellsworth over
tina rock salt find. II was s,ruck at
$50 feet and yesterday they had gone
down so feet, and were still in salt
Of a solid quality. Mr.. il. G.. Johns
ton, the contractor for the work re-
ceived word this morning from II.
F. Hoseman, secretary OF the Ellis
worth mining company, that the
company confidently expects to
strike both oil and gas-and adds
''just think Of $50 feet Of solid salt
ard not through it yet" This i'm
portant find will doubtless lead other
places to invest in similar enter
prises We notice that the Abilene
Gazette Is urging the Abilene people
in each issue of that paper to Orga-
nize a company for such purpose.
LArER-WOrd received on the
the noon train states that the rock
salt vein has been penetrated, and
that il measures $50 feet.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-15

w. r. Emery. NJ. D., Of st. Louis,
Mo-, called upon us to-day. He
comes to Salina to locate in his pro-
fession, and is stopping at the Grand
Central for n few days, till his family
arrives and he becomes settled. We
found him to be a pleasant gentle
man. He is a physician Of many
years practice.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-15

The Solomon Presbytery assemb-
led i'm Ellsworth on last Monday and
there were present from Salina Rev.
Ross stevenson, Rev. VIM. Bishop
and Rev. w. a. Simkins. After the
delivery Of the sermon by Rev. J. f.
Layda, Of Ellsworth, announcing
the congregation Of the Presbytery,
he said they had met specially at
that place in consideration Of its be-
ing the jOth anniversary of the Ordi-
nation Of Rev. Levi Sternberg, ID. D.,
aud that the said brother had been
invited to prepare a written state
ment Of "reminiscences Of his fifty
years service. DIR. Sternberg was
then introduced aud read a paper,
after which DR.. William Bishop, Of
Salina, was introduced aud after a
brief address on the important scien-
tiie, secular, literary and religious
progress Of the last fifty years, pre-
scented Or. Sternberg with a gold
headed walking stick, inscribed as
follows;
prom Solomon PresbyteFy,"
''Rev. Levi Sternberg, ID. D., lSST-
1897. and in Hebrew letters.
"Shirfkd Cmishnnfek0 Hannah
IHahmuRc" Taken from Ps. "a.
Thy rod and thy staff, they CON-
fort me- as a token Of the Presby-
tery's esteem and brOtherly love for
DIR. SteFnberg, who accepted the Of
fering In the same kindly spirit In
which il was rendered. At the close
Of the last address the congregation
united In singing, 'Blest be the tie
that binds our hearts IN christian
love" The moderator then pro-
the benedictiOn,
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-15

Philip Young and family returned
from Salina 10 their home in Milton
vale, yesterday. Mrs. YOung's father,
Mr.. Robinold, whose illness called
them thither. died Sunday night Il
maIarial fever. Mr.. Robinold was at
one time a resident Of this city being
foreman Of the L. p. section gang
CLAY Center Times.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-15

Mr.. a. 6. MagnussOn, Of Linds-
borg, who is attending our Fair, in-
forms Us that the propeet is there
will be 500 students I'm attendance at
Bethany College this year. The
Augustana College, Of Rock Island,
has only an attendance Of 30. Beth
any will thus be the leading Swed-
ish Lutheran College in America.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-15

Mr.. L. b. Johns, Of the Abilene
Carriage Works, is in the city In
company with Mr.. Philo PhelOn.
Mr.. Johns Informs us .hat he will
probably open carriage establish
ment i'm this city at the Dickinson
factory, and that Mr.. PhelOn will
have charge Of 1t. He promised to
inform IA more definitely about the
project in a day or 50.
Mr.. ID. Is. Powers was FRUSTRATED
yesterday afternoon by a heart aiiec-
ton, which once affected him in the
same manner at Denver In the
heat and excitement of the Cricket
race, i'm which lac was deeply inter
ested, he fell insensible near the
grand stand, and It was some min
utes before he was fully Resuscitated
80 as to be able to Ice removed. lie
was Immediately taken from the
grounds. He has since fully recov-
cred.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-01-29
The Value of Foreign Coins.

The Director of the Mint has estimated
and the Secretary of the Treasury has
proclaimed the values of the foreign
coins of the world, to be taken in esti-
mating the value of all merchandise i'm
ported into the United tates. The prin-
cipal changes from the circular of last
year are in the values of silver coins, the
price of silver having declined from IN
average of S1.03314l per ounce fine to
l.00o3j, the latter being the average
price of silver in London for the three
months ending recembcr 81, 1886, de-
cline of over three cents an ounce.
The values of the following coins
have been changed: Austria, form, from
81 / to 500; Bolivia, boliviana, from
75.1 to 1911; Ecuador, sucre, from IS. / to
72.7; India, rupee fIom 1871 to BAG;
Japan, silver yen, from 81 10 7S.4; Next
CO, dollar, from S1.6 to 10; Peru, sol,
from ISL to 72.7; Russia, ruble, from
so. / to $50; Tripoli, mahbub, fir m 81. :
to 65.6; United States Of Colombia,
peso, from ISL to 12.7. The monetary
unit of Ecuador was changed by the de-
cree of March %, 1884, from the peso
to the "sucre,' and the monetary unit
of Egypt was changed by the decree of
November II, 1885, from the "piastre !"
to the pound" The standard of Japan
is given in the new circular as double in.
stead Of single silver as heretofore, and
the value of the gold yen and the silver
yen are given separately Japan has NOM
inally a gold standard, but practically
silver is the money of account.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-01-29
An Expensive Cure.

"Fery sad occurance this morning"
whispered the clerk, gazing apprehen-
sively around.
about ten O'Clock while 1 was on
watch lady rushed hurriedly down the
stairs and made excellent time to the
desk. Charley will die, she moaned
is there a doctor near Bye l sent bell
boy for the house physician, but before
he returned we had secured two other
medical men, who were attracted by the
row. Curious how many doctors are
floating around when anything hap
pens.
1--WE made quite an imposing process
SION filled the whole elevator; there
were three doctors, two hall boys with
instruments, ETC., the lady supported by
four female friends, and your humble
servant who went along to see fair play.
Of course the room door was locked and
the key mislaid. So, while a bell boy
was searching for pass key, we stood
and gazed at the poor woman whose
sufferings were fearful to behold. FL
nally, the door was unlocked, and after
brief though comprehensive glance
around we all de arted-aIl but the
house physician. Here is copy of his
bill, if you would like to see it:
Airs, Room 23l,
- TO Reviving one dog, $22.'
"And she paid it, too"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-01-29
At the early mass in the Roman Cath.

At the early mass in the Reman Csths
ole Church of Our Lady of tho Valley,
in Orange, N. j., Sunday, the pastor
said that, in accordance with instruc-
tions from Bishop Wigger, he would re-
fer to q marriage which had taken place
outside the pale of the church. Ac-
cerding to the DEGREES of the Council Of
Baltimore, Roman Catholics who should
contract civil marriage were by that
act accommodated. The pastor did
not name the culprit. but it was known
in the congregation that the excommus
nicated person was a young lady, who
was secretly married recently and whose
husband is Protestant. The ceremony
was performed on December 1 at the
City Hall in New York, one of tAe wit
nesses being William G. Beecher, a son
of Henry Ward Beecher. The priest
said to the congregation Sunday that
the husband applied to him to be mar
ried to the girl, offering to renounce
Professionalism. AS his object appeared
to be only to marry the girl, the priest
declined to give the necessary instruc-
ton. The priest, however, procured
dispensation from Bishop Wrigger per
uniting the marriage, and he would
have performed the ceremony; but he
sscertained that while the couple were
attending the church and pretending to
be awaiting a decision, they were al
ready husband and wife, made so by q
secular official.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-01-29

"Sartin fact" broke In the man just
from the South. ''Them Flurdy hens do
lay eggs the year round 'ceptin' when
they re sheddin' their feathers"
well, so I've hearn tell, and they say
that eggs Is allus thirty cents down there
and sometimes four shillin' Q dozen.
Now. sposen hen don't lay more'n ten
months in the year, and countin' thirty
days to the month-ten times thirty are
three hundred. Three hundred is TWEEN
ty-fve dozen. Twenty five times (sposen
they don't average but forty cents a
dozen)-twenty-f times ten is twenty
shillin', and four times twenty shillin s
ten dollars l call ten dollars hen doin'
purity tolerable, and then there's the
feathers and the hens themselves when
you git ready to sell 'em for chickens to
the taverns. Ten or 'leven dollars a hen
on, say, five hundred hens, is"
"A-a-ll shore that's goingw came
from the head of the gang plank.
II declar! came pretty near gettin
left" said the departing farmer, and he
scrambled up the steep incline. Then
he turned around, rested his carpetbag
on the rail, and began:
"Ten or 'leven dollars a hen on"
"But you can't quite reckon on them
figures" said his friend on the pier.
"Them Flurday hens do lay all the year
'ceptin' when they're sheddin' their
feathers; but down in that warm coun-
try the tarnel things"
"Gangwayr' yelled big porter with
o belated trunk on his back.
By the time the man from Florida re-
covered himself after getting out of the
porter's way, the steamer had moved
ahead and the men were sla king off the
lines. He ran to the next opening and
resumed
"As was sayin', down in that warm
country the pesky things"
A big hawser which was still fastened
to the moving steamer tripped him up.
But he got to his feet and hurried out
to the pier head and began:
GAS was say1n'-"
"Jesso," shouted the man on the de-
parting steamer, bending over the rail.
GAS was sayin', down in that warm
country the cussed hens"-making
trumpet OF his hands ''shed their feath-
ers 'leven months in the year"-Neo
York Sun.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-01-29
Sound In n Fog.

For a long time it was believed that
sound as we'll as light is impeded by
dense fog, and that acoustic signals
would be materially interfered with by
it; this fallacy has only quite recently
been disproved by the observations and
experiments of Professor Tyndall. On
one memorable occasion it was observed
that sound was singularly distinct during
the prevalence of dense fog upon the
Serpentine, and that it came fainter as
the fog cleared away; several other in
stances are quoted to prove this fact.
1t is easier to understand the fact that
fog helps sound instead of hindering it,
if we take into consideration the fact
that soand travels through water with
four times the velocity that it does
through the air. Fog is, of course,
nothing but moist air. and must, there
fore, help instead of impede the trans
mission of sound.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-01-29
A Clergyman at Sea.

ga country parson," in encountering
storm the past season in the voyage
across the Atlantic, was reminded of the
following:
A clergyman was so unfortunate as to
be caught in severe gale in the voyage
out. The water was exceedingly rough,
and the ship persistently buried her nose
in the sea. The rolling was constant, and
at last the good man got thorough
frightened. He believed they were des.
tined for watery grave. He asked tie
captain if he could not have prayers. The
captain took him by the arm and led him
down to the forecastle, where the tars
were singing and swearing. There"
said he, when you hear them swearing
you may know there is no danger"
He went back feeling better; but the
storm increased his alarm. Disconsolate
and unassisted he managed to stagger to
the forecaste again. The ancient mar
liners were swearing as ever. "Mary,"
he said, as he crawIed into the berth, to
his sympathetic wife, after lacking across
a wet deck-"Mary, thank God they're
swearing yet."-Harper's Mdgasine.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-01-29
She Knew Her Business,

He was naturally bashful, and in her
company was as dumb as an oyster. She
understood him, and one evening asked
plainly what made him SO silent when
ever he called on her.
'1-er-I don't know" he STAN
mered. l always ah-have something to
say before you come in, but l can't get
it out"
'Indeedl" she said, encouragingly.
Eyes. I am like a bottle that IS
corked up tight"
Every tight, Mr.. SMITH"
eyes, indeed, very"
well, that isn't SO bad as you think.
There is one good thing about it."
What is it, prays'
why, you know, the tighter bottle
is corked the more forcibly it pops"
He grasped the situat on at once, and
now she doesn't care whether he talks or
not. She is content to do it ali herself.
Merchant 1rureler.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-01-29
a" A I"

This expression is really a sign Dor
rowed from Lloyd's Register of British
and Foreign Shipping, All vessels arc
entered in this register, which is a kind
of record of the condition of ships, and
of their furnishing. The character OF
the vessels hull is noted by letters, and
that of her anchors, cables. stores, etc.,
by figures. Thus, when ship is marked
Al, it is known that she is first-clas in
every respcct-her hull excellent, and
her equipment first-rate. Az would show
that while the hull was excellent, her
cables, etc, were only second-rate.
Now, when we speak of anything--lik
cricket, for example-as being AL, we
simply mean that i: is frst-rate, or very
good. Little Folks.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-01-29

For the past two weeks parties living
in Field township, near Mt. Vernon,
ILL.,, have been killing large number Of
rattlesnakes by digging down and blast.
ing the rocks with powder. In this
manner they get at the snakes, which
are usually very deep in the ground. So
far they hive killed about 100 at this
place, while many scattering ones are re-
ported from other places. When first
taken out of the ground they are very
active and have considerable strength,
but after being exposed to the cold for
a few minutes become perfectly torpid.
They range in size from one to six feet,
but none have been secured without
breaking off their rattles, as they al>
ways "show fight" so it is impossible to
say how many they have. In the eastern
part of the county there is another den,
and short time ago about fifty were
taken out of it. There is quite variety
found together, including rattle, garter,
chicken, moccasin and other snakes.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-01-29
Bound to Outshine Tabor.

The presence in Chicago of Mr.. James
Carlisle of Pueblo, call to mind an Incl
dent in connection with himself and one
of the men who became rich from the
output of Leadville. The bonanzaite
alluded to was Gus Rische, and when
the present millionaire and ex-senator,
Tabor, was keeping store in California
Gulch, Mr.. Tabor used to grub stake "
Rische while he prospected for lead.
Eventually Rische and his crony, a man
named Hook, almost accidentally found
the great carbonate lead that Quic ky
built city among the clouds and doomed
Denver so satisfactorily, and made a
large number of millionaires. OF course
Rische became rich with the others, but,
being always a man of unexalted tastes
and decidedly illerate, there came time
within few years in which a social line
of demarcation was drawn. Thus it
happened that once. when Tabor and
others were entertaining some Eastern
maguates and capitalists with a banquet
at the Clarendon in Leadville, MIR. Car
Isle walked into saloon and beheld
Rische consoling himself with an i'm
mense schooner of beer.
"Hello!" said Carlisle. "Why not
at the banquet"
"For der pest of-reasons, Chin. 1
dond get an invite" replied Rische.
"Dem fellers vas too arisdogratig; day
vas too decent unit respectable, und day
dond invite me some more"
"Now, that's too bad," returned Car
Isle.
Dond you mind that, said Rische.
~ will gif banget myself. l viii get
me dot bill of fair und I will more as
duplicate it, und dond hef decent,
respectable fellow at der table" Then
suddenly, as if remembering something,
he added: "Dond you get uneasy,
Chin you will got an inwide."- Chicago
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